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Jessica Wagner

My 15 years of steel industry experience includes consulting based in Pittsburgh, working for the former Mannesmann Demag Hüttentechnik in Duisburg, Germany, consulting based in London and now in the Milan area. I concentrate on steel and raw materials research and analysis outside the US.

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June world crude steel production 137M tonnes

July 28, 2014

Worldsteel published June’s global crude steel production on July 22nd. World crude steel production was 136.5 million metric tonnes, 4% higher than in July 2013. Production in the first half of 2014 was 3% higher than in the same period last year. In June, China accounted for 51% of world production with output of 69.3 […]

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US long products imports drop 8% in June

July 21, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 8% from 422,000 short tons in May to 387,000 tons in June. June imports were 18% higher than in June 2013, and in addition, 1st half 2014 imports were 38% higher than in the same period last year. Imports of all product categories except merchant […]

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US flat products imports rise 8% in June

July 10, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 8% from 1,087,000 short tons in May to 1,176,000 tons in June. Flat products imports in June 2013 were 607,000 tons and in June 2012 they were 708,000 tons. January-to-June flats imports were 57% higher than in the same period last year. Cold rolled, cut […]

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May world crude steel production 141M tonnes

July 3, 2014

Worldsteel published May’s global crude steel production on June 20th. World crude steel production was 141 million metric tonnes, 2% higher than in May 2013. Year-to-May production in 2014 was 3% higher than in the same period last year. China continues to account for 50% of world production. China’s output in May was 70 million […]

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China crude steel production 70.4M tonnes in May

July 1, 2014

China crude steel production was 70.4 million metric tonnes in May, 2.6% higher than in May 2014 and 1.0% lower on an average daily basis compared to April 2014. China’s year-to-May crude production was 340 million tonnes, which is 4.4% higher than year-to-May 2013 output. China’s net finished steel exports in May were 6.9 million […]

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US long products imports fall 16% in May

June 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, and after a 16% rise in April, US long products imports dropped 16% from 505,000 short tons in April to 424,000 tons in May. January-to-May long products imports in 2014 rose 25% compared to the same period last year. A fall in wire rod imports drove the overall drop due […]

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